cutting down
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The approach may also reduce costs and improve working conditions by cutting down on time consuming procedures and limiting the use of hazardous chemicals.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Phil Montalvo, 79, started a new Villages Republican club three years ago in addition to an already established one - cutting down commute times for conservatives living at different ends of the community.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The aim is to let customers complete much of the purchase and financing paperwork from home, cutting down on the amount of time spent in a physical store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Stovall also pointed to the long lines for security checks at US airports, and heightened travel safety concerns, as reasons that many people are cutting down on nonessential travel.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
We spent three days cutting down our portions.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
